| US 7,504,060 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for the production of nonwoven web materials | ||
| Thomas William Brock, Woodstock, Ga. (US); Brian Stephen Forbes, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); Bryan David Haynes, Advance, N.C. (US); Douglas Jay Hulslander, Woodstock, Ga. (US); Matthew Boyd Lake, Cumming, Ga. (US); Eric Edward Lennon, Roswell, Ga. (US); and Hannong Rhim, Roswell, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/687,006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0082723 A1, Apr. 21, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. D01D 5/08 (2006.01); D04H 3/02 (2006.01); D06M 10/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 264—465 [264/103; 425/83.1; 425/174.8 E] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A method of making a nonwoven web comprising:
a) providing a source of fibers;
b) subjecting the fibers to an electrostatic charge;
c) deflecting the fibers with a non-contacting deflecting device, wherein said non-contact deflecting device comprises an
air jet deflector providing discrete jets of air at a downward angle with respect to a horizontal plane and a sideward angle
from a machine direction (MD) of the nonwoven web; and
d) collecting the fibers on a moving forming surface to form the nonwoven web.
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